# CVE-2020-12872: yaws\_config.erl in Yaws through 2.0.2 and/or 2.0.7 loads obsolete TLS ciphers, as demonstrated by ones that allow Sweet32 attacks, if runnin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

yaws_config.erl in Yaws through 2.0.2 and/or 2.0.7 loads obsolete TLS ciphers, as demonstrated by ones that allow Sweet32 attacks, if running on an Erlang/OTP virtual machine with a version less than 21.0.

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## Related

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## References

- https://sweet32.info/
- https://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/blob/c0fd79f17d52628fcec527da7fa3e788c283c445/src/yaws_config.erl#L2068-L2075
- https://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/releases
- https://medium.com/%40charlielabs101/cve-2020-12872-df315411aa70
- https://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/issues/402

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